hell’s handmaiden

Then they can’t testify.

On the second day of a five-day trial Philip Andrews, defending, said that the 14-year-old’s account of events could not be relied upon because she had been drinking heavily.

Cross examining the alleged victim he said: “Your memory of the events could clearly be at fault because of your drinking.

“You weren’t sure what happened because you were groggy.”

Rape Victim Was Too Groggy To Remember Attack (from This Is Lancashire)